#Cardioversion Procedure Risks

"Understanding Cardioversion: Restoring a Normal Heart Rhythm ❤️⚡" Cardioversion is a medical procedure used to correct abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias) by restoring the heart to its normal rhythm. It’s often performed for conditions like atrial fibrillation (AFib), atrial flutter, or certain types of tachycardia. Types of Cardioversion 1. Electrical Cardioversion: A controlled electric shock is delivered to the heart using paddles or patches on the chest. Performed under sedation to ensure comfort. 2. Pharmacological (Chemical) Cardioversion: Medications are used to stabilize and reset the heart's rhythm. Common drugs include amiodarone, flecainide, or propafenone. When Is Cardioversion Needed? Persistent atrial fibrillation or flutter causing symptoms like palpitations, fatigue, or shortness of breath. Fast heart rates (tachycardias) that do not respond to other treatments. To prevent complications like stroke or heart failure in patients with chronic arrhythmias. Before the Procedure Blood Thinners: Patients may need anticoagulants (e.g., warfarin, DOACs) for weeks before cardioversion to reduce stroke risk. Tests: An echocardiogram may be performed to rule out blood clots in the heart. Fasting for several hours may be required for electrical cardioversion. The Procedure Electrical Cardioversion: Short sedation is given for comfort. An electric shock is delivered to synchronize the heart’s rhythm. Pharmacological Cardioversion: Intravenous or oral medications are administered under close monitoring. ____________________________________ Please consider subscribing to my YOUTUBE CHANNEL - 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗹𝗲𝗴 - link in the bio ____________________________________ Our other pages: @realdoctoroleg @the.medical.expert @the.paramedic @theplastictouch ____________________________________ If you have any special cases 🏥 you would like to share, please DM me 🚨 Stay healthy and happy! ____________________________________ Contact:⁠ 🛎️ Turn ON the notification bell 🔬 Admin: @dr.balauroleg 📹 YouTube: Doctor Oleg ____________________________________ 📷 Copyright 2025, ©Doctor Oleg #realdoctoroleg P.C. ✓ All Rights Reserved to the owner.

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Cardioversion in fatal ventricular tachycardia in patients of triple vessel disease with severe heart Dysfunction #cpr #dcshock #life

Cardioversion

Electrical cardioversion is a medical procedure used to treat certain types of abnormal heart rhythms, such as atrial fibrillation, that can lead to serious complications. In the emergency room, electrical cardioversion is often performed as an urgent intervention to restore a normal heart rhythm and prevent further harm to the patient. #cardioversion #atrialfibrillation #arrhythmia #cardiology #medstudent #premed #nurses #nursingstudent #prenursing #emergencyroom #erdoctor #medicalprocedure

For a long time, cardiogenic shock has carried a grim 50% survival rate — a coin toss between life and death. When the heart can’t pump effectively, other organs begin to shut down, and things can deteriorate quickly. I went into cardiogenic shock due to acute viral myocarditis — which is just a medical way of saying a virus attacked my heart and caused severe inflammation. During those critical hours in the ER and ICU, the chances of me coding were very real. My cardiologists determined I needed immediate support to survive. They implanted the Impella heart pump, a device that temporarily takes over the heart’s workload so it can rest. At one point, we were told a heart transplant might be necessary — but doctors wanted to give my heart just a little more time to rest and see if it could recover. Thankfully, my other organs held steady. After two weeks with two different Impella devices, my ejection fraction (which measures how much blood the heart pumps out with each beat) improved from less than 10% to 45% — incredibly close to normal range (50–70%). My heart had recovered. The Impella pump was removed, and just a few days later, I was discharged home. Within one year, I was weaned off all my medications — blood thinners, heart meds, blood pressure meds — all of it. Today, I no longer have heart failure. I have no lasting damage. My heart made a full recovery, and I could not be more grateful.

Follow🫀 Yes — the heart is temporarily stopped during cardiac surgery. And in that silent pause… a machine takes over the job of life itself. The Cardiopulmonary Bypass (CPB) machine, often unseen in the spotlight, becomes the temporary heart and lungs of the patient. While surgeons perform the delicate work of repairing what human hands must fix, this machine: 🔹 Circulates blood 🔹 Oxygenates every cell 🔹 Maintains the body’s rhythm and chemistry 🔹 Keeps the patient alive—moment to moment For a few critical hours, the CPB machine becomes the heartbeat of the patient, allowing surgeons to push the limits of modern cardiac care. It’s science, engineering, and medicine working in perfect harmony—quietly performing miracles in the background. Behind every successful cardiac surgery, there’s a perfusionist ensuring each beat, each drop, and each second is monitored with precision. This is the side of medicine most people never see…but it’s the side that keeps countless hearts beating again. ❤️‍🩹 If this amazed you, share it with someone who needs to know how incredible modern medicine truly is. #doctor #cardiac #icu #ccu #perfusionist #cardiacsurgery #bypassmachine #medicine #medicalscience #healthcareheroes #operatingroom #hearthealth #surgeonlife #medfacts #didyouknow #hospitaldiaries #lifeinscrubs #sciencemiracles #modernmedicine #medicalengineering #criticalcare #ORteam #surgerylife #CPB #cardiopulmonarybypass #thatcoolprofessor

This is a normal part of the process after a heart transplant. Discomfort didn’t last too long, but it was definitely strange to breathe on my own with my new heart. #fyp #breathe #ventilator #hospital #icu

We used to crack open the chest to fix a leaky heart valve. Now? We clip it — through a vein. 🫀 Let’s talk mitral and tricuspid valves — The heart’s inlet valves, constantly working to keep blood flowing in the right direction. But when they leak — called regurgitation — blood flows backward, and the heart starts to fail. Old-school fix? 🛠️ Open-heart surgery. Not everyone could handle it. Today? We’ve flipped the script. With devices like MitraClip (for mitral) and TriClip (for tricuspid), we can fix the valve without surgery. Just a catheter through a vein in the leg. No chest cutting. No bypass machine. Just a tiny clip, placed right on the valve. It brings the leaflets together, reduces the leak, and the patient usually goes home the next day. 📈 Mitral regurgitation is the most common valve disease in the U.S. And tricuspid used to be ignored — but not anymore. We’re now treating patients who were once told “there’s nothing we can do.” And they’re walking out stronger — without ever seeing an OR. This isn’t the future of valve care. It’s happening now. Small clip. Big impact. #heart_transplant_doc_life #heart_transplant_doc_tips #heart_transplant_doc_myths

They hit his heart's reset button 😮 #heart #defibrillator #medical #hospital

You don’t have one heart… you have TWO. The first is in your chest. The second is in your calves. Every step, every heel raise, every muscle squeeze pushes blood back to your real heart, keeps your circulation alive, and stops deadly clots from forming. But here’s the problem… Our modern lifestyle is killing it. We sit for hours. We walk less than ever. We lose muscle as we age. When your “second heart” fails, your first one is forced to work harder — circulation slows, swelling begins, blood pressure rises, and your risk of heart failure skyrockets. 💊 No medication can replace it. 💥 The only fix? Move. Walk daily. Do heel raises at your desk. Take the stairs. Keep your calf muscles strong for life. Because when one heart weakens… the other pays the price. ⚠️ Don’t wait until it’s too late — start today. Your future self will thank you. — @heart_transplant_doc ❤️

Sharing a case I just reviewed - Complications happen to every operator if you do enough procedures, but what matters most is how you respond to an emergency. Coronary perforations are undoubtedly one of the most feared complications in the cath lab. Risk is higher for heavily calcified lesions, tortuous lesions, using hydrophilic wires, excessive post dilation, and in older female patients as well. If it happens: 1. Stay calm. 2. Stay calm. 3. Call for an echo tech, pericardiocentesis tray, and covered stent to be on deck. 4. Quickly inflate a balloon 1:1 size of the vessel for serial inflations at the perforation site, usually 3-5 minute inflations x3. 5. In this time ask for a bedside echo to determine whether you need to do a pericardiocentesis to remove the fluid. Assess the rv, IVC etc for signs of tamponade. 6. If angiogram shows persistent perforation after serial balloon inflations deploy a covered stent (papyrus or graftmaster). Coils or thrombin injection thru a microcatheter can be considered also for distal perforations. #complications #coronary #coronaryarterydisease #medicalemergency #cathlab #cathlabnurse #interventionalcardiology #fromthe❤️md